Documents setting out the establishment of the ECCU from the Department for the Economy

​​​Request 735367426 

Please can you provide copies of any documents setting out the legal basis for the establishment of the ECCU and for vesting in the ECCU legal jurisdiction for carrying out criminal investigations, which is otherwise the responsibility of the States of Jersey Police (SOJP).

It is thought likely that: (a) the Department for the Economy; (b) Justice and Home Affairs; and (c) the States of Jersey Police, should have relevant information.

There is a clear public interest in such information being released, not least because of the considerable amount of public funds spent on (and by) the ECCU.

Response

The requested information is not held by the Department for the Economy. Therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​